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Table 3 Glucose metrics by TIR group

From: Frequency of flash glucose monitoring and glucose metrics: real-world observational data from Saudi Arabia

 

TIR < 50%

TIR ≥ 50% & ≤ 70%

TIR > 70%

p-value

Number of readers

4426

1100

571

 

TIR

29.0 (28.6–29.3)

58.3 (57.9–58.6)

81.8 (81.1–82.5)

 < 0.0001

Daily scans

13.6 (13.3–13.9)

19.7 (18.8–20.6)

20.6 (19.2–22.1)

 < 0.0001

eA1c, %

9.99 (9.93–10.04)

7.22 (7.18–7.25)

6.07 (6.01–6.12)

 < 0.0001

Time below range

 < 54 mg/dL, %*

0.75 (0.69–0.79)

1.4 (1.21–1.61)

0.48 (0.41–0.55)

 < 0.05

 < 70 mg/dL, %*

2.53 (2.41–2.66)

5.14 (4.84–5.63)

3.57 (3.09–3.96)

 < 0.05

Time above range

 > 180 mg/dL, %

66.9 (66.5–67.4)

34.9 (34.4–35.4)

12.8 (12.1–13.5)

 < 0.0001

 > 250 mg/dL, %

42.8 (42.3–43.4)

10.5 (10.3–10.8)

1.7 (1.6–1.9)

 < 0.0001

Glucose variability

 Glucose SD, mg/dL

97.2 (96.6–97.8)

65.6 (65.0–66.3)

40.4 (39.4–41.4)

 < 0.0001

 Glucose CV, %

41.3 (41.1–41.6)

41.2 (40.8–41.6)

31.3 (30.7–31.9)

 < 0.0001

  1. Values are presented as mean (95% confidence interval) unless specified
  2. CV. coefficient of variation, eA1c estimated A1c, SD standard deviation, TIR time in range
  3. *Median (95% bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrap confidence intervals) presented for time below 54 and 70 mg/dL